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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

A few of my favourite things

I love to have flowers in the garden, and this little corner was not getting enough light, so I trimmed back some of the overhanging branches and open the gate when I am home to let the sunshine stream in. We are still in the rainy season so drying out the soil occasionally is important. At the very least it helps to slow down the mosquito breeding.

These red gingers never stop flowering and provide constant colour.

Right in the back corner is my very favourite flower - the sexy pink lady, and once again I have a bud forming. Just in time for our house guests - old friends from America. I hope the weather is kind to them. I am glad the garden is getting ready to show off its best.

Just below the pink lady is a pink ginger - not as prolific as the red, but the same family.

20 comments:

Gorgeous shots of your yard! So lush and green. It's really strange to see your post on Tuesday when it isn't Tuesday here yet:) Therefore it's my theory that you live in the future!:) I like your border garden....very warm and inviting. Enjoy your Tuesday!

That area looks fabulous as you follow the stepping stones in from the gate. All the plants look happier with the light flooding in. Speaking of flooding ... the rain seems to have stopped down here too. Looks like the dry season has arrived.

The flashy red ginger flower is so stunning! I'm sure your lucky visitors will find themselves transported to another realm walking down your lovely winding path, taking in the scenery.

Thank you for your kind comments on my post....yes, our winter was so quick and easy it was like it never really happened. Normally we would still have snow on the ground and never, ever, ever hit 80 degrees in March. I was glad for the snow we did receive, but we could have used more. And the Tiffany lamp is soldered on the outside but not on the inside yet. I will be writing a post about it very soon. I'm so flattered that you remembered! It turned out ok, but I'm not sure my color choices were all that great.

Karen,Thank you! I do hope they enjoy it. I was in the pool last night as three kookaburras were doing their nightly call for directions down to the creek, and was reminded what a magical place we live in! Note to self - have to remember to take them to the pool at sunset. I am totally enthralled by your stained glass!

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Quotes I enjoy

Shipping is a terrible thing to do to vegetables, they probably get jet-lagged, just like people do - Elizabeth Berry

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus" Philippians 4:6-7

The secret of happiness is not found in seeking more,

but in developing the capacity to enjoy less

- paraphrased from Socrates quote

“See how nature—trees, flowers, grass—grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence. We need silence to be able to touch souls.” – Mother Teresa

Nature in all its diversity grants us a glimpse into the heart of God the Father which is nothing but Love.

It is not what you look at that matters, it is what you seeHendry David Thoreau

Making a garden is not a gentle hobby for the elderly,to be picked up and laid down like a game of solitaire. It is a grand passion. It seizes a person whole, and once it has done so he will have to acceptthat his life is going to be radically changed. May SartonPlant Dreaming Deep, 1983

When the trees sing,It doesn't really matterIf you know the song, Or if you know the words,Or even if you know the tune.What really matters is knowing ....That the trees are singing at all.Mattie Stepanek, 1990-2004

To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walkor an evening saunter;to be thrilled by the stars at night:to be elated over a bird's nestor a wildflower in spring... these are some of the rewards of the simple life.John Burroughs, 1837-1921

Happiness is like a butterfly: the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder…”– Thoreau

“Exercise is a dirty word. Every time I hear it I wash my mouth out with chocolate.” ~ Charles M. Schulz

You who walkmaybe with troubled thoughts....Come, enter here and restand may the sweet serenityof growing things....and the heavenly peacebe mirrored in thy soul.by Michael Palmer

Gods GardenThe Lord God planted a gardenIn the first white days of the world,And he set there an angel wardenIn a garment of light enfurled.So near to the peace of HeavenThat the hawk might nest with the wren,For there in the cool of the evenGod walked with the first of men.And I dream that these garden closesWith their shade and their sun-flecked sodAnd their lilies and bowers of roses,Were laid by the hand of God.The kiss of the sun for pardon,The song of the birds for mirth, -One is nearer God’s heart in a gardenThan anywhere else on earth.For He broke it for us in a gardenUnder the olive-treesWhere the angel of strength was the wardenAnd the soul of the world found ease.Dorothy Francis Gurney

Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are. Let me learn from you, love you, bless you before you depart. Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow. Let me hold you while I may, for it may not always be so. One day I shall dig my nails into the earth, or bury my face in the pillow, or stretch myself taut, or raise my hands to the sky and want, more than all the world, your return.Mary Jean Iron

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.Albert Einstein

Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass on a summer day listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is hardly a waste of time."~ John Lubbock******************************************************